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Spotlight Stories, which made their debut on Motorola phones, can now be found on YouTube in 360 degrees. Made to offer a unique mobile experience for viewers, these stories are from well-known filmmakers.

If you've been waiting to check out "The Martian," you'll be happy to see it is now available on Google Play. The movie is based around an astronaut that is left behind on Mars after his team assumes he is dead, and his struggles of coming up with a plan to bring him back. Originally started as a series of blog posts that turned into a book, "The Martian" was written by Andy Weir, a self-...

Right now you can grab an unlocked 32GB Samsung Galaxy S6 for just $399 at eBay, a savings of $200 from its regular price. If you've been looking to avoid signing a contract with your carrier to get a new phone, this savings makes that purchase a little easier on your bank account.

Just as promised, NVIDIA has begun pushing the Marshmallow update to its Shield Tablet K1. The update was promised before the end of the year, and weighing in at 665MB it brings a number of big changes to the tablet.

OnePlus is pushing out another update for the OnePlus 2, bumping it up to OxygenOS 2.2. This update, which is just beginning to roll out, brings a number of bug fixes along with security patches. You'll notice the issues with photo-sphere and panorama in Google Camera have been squashed, and you can now adjust your screen temperature from the quick settings.

If you currently own, or plan to buy a drone, you'll want to check out the new ruling from the FAA about the flight regulations. Earlier this year the FAA proposed new regulations to be put in place for these aircraft, and now the new rules are in effect.

Amazon is currently offering another deal on the Nexus 6, this time dropping the price of the 32GB model down to $249 again. This is not the first time we've seen a big price cut on the Nexus 6, but that doesn't make this any less of an awesome deal. Should you find yourself needing more than 32GB of on-board storage, you can double the memory to 64GB for just an extra $50.

If you've got yourself the awesome little BB-8 by Sphero, you'll want to head to Google Play to grab the latest update now. With the latest Star Wars movie, The Force Awakens, officially in theaters, the Sphero team has made movie-true BB-8 sounds available, so it should sound even more realistic now.

Update: With the campaign coming to a close, the team were able to deliver 1,000 lumens of power ahead of the $1M stretch goal initially needed! Check out the full details about Qube below, and hit the link at the bottom to get in for yourself.
Qube is currently seeking funding on Indiegogo to make it more affordable for you to put Wi-Fi smart light bulbs in your home, with single bulbs...

Samsung has announced that on December 19, owners of its Gear VR headset will be able to check out a concert from The Gift in virtual reality. If you've got a Gear VR headset and a compatible Samsung smartphone, you just need to grab the IM360 VR app which is available in the Oculus Store.

If you've got a Samsung smartphone that you want to use on another carrier, you'll want to check out this deal from GetUnlocked. With coupon code ANDROIDCENTRALXMAS you'll be able to save $7.50 on the cost of the unlocking service. To unlock your phone, all you'll need is the IMEI number, which you can find in Settings, then About phone, and then a payment method.

The latest weekly update to the Amazon Echo brings a number of new features to the speaker, including Star Wars knowledge to answer your questions and you can now find out if you are on the naughty or nice list. For the Santas Helper features, you can now ask Alexa where Santa is, which list you made this year, facts about Christmas, and even have it read you a Christmas story. With the latest...

Whether you've seen the movie yet or not, you'll want to check out the soundtrack from the latest Star Wars movie, The Force Awakens. The soundtrack is now available for you to purchase from Google Play, so you can listen as many times as you want, whenever you want.

MetroPCS has announced that its customers are now able to use their phones throughout Canada for just $5 a month. Instead of having to subscribe to the $10 a month World Calling feature, and the $5 a month Value Bundle for international text messaging, customers now just pay a flat fee to use their calls, texts and data allotment in Canada like they would the U.S. Back in July, MetroPCS began...

SwiftKey, the popular keyboard replacement on Android, has updated its beta version to bring initial support for the new emoji that came in Android 6.0.1. Unfortunately, if you're not on Android 6.0.1, you won't be able to make use of the new emoji until your phone receives the update. Those who have updated to 6.0.1 will now see the taco, unicorn, burrito and all the rest of the new emoji...

If you own the Samsung Gear VR, and are looking for some new games to play, you'll be happy to hear that some new titles are arriving in the Oculus Store now for it. There are a few titles that are only available in Japan or Korea, as well as a few that are open to everyone. From defending the kingdom from beastly hordes in Archer E Bowman to keeping the city infastructure repaired in Cityscape...

Microsoft has launched a new app, Microsoft Apps, which aims to make it easier to find and install all of its apps on your Android phone. That's right, once you install this app, you'll be able to find the rest of Microsoft's apps on Google Play with ease.

Fleksy, one of the popular third-party keyboard replacements for Android, has announced that it has a new partnership with ZTE. With this, ZTE will begin preloading the Fleksy keyboard on its phones, offering users a highly customizable experience right out of the box. While this isn't the first time we've seen keyboard makers partner with device manufacturers, this is the first partnership for...

If you've been looking for a deal on the Moto X Pure Edition, you won't want to miss Amazon's Deal of the Day which saves you $100 on the 32GB model. Dropping the price down to just $349, you'll be able to pick up this 5.7-inch smartphone that just received its Marshmallow update. With TurboPower, you'll be able to charge it quickly on the go, giving you up to an extra 10 hours of battery in...

Right now, you can save $50 on both the Nexus 5X and Nexus 6P, and to make it even sweeter Google is offering free overnight shipping through December 22. We've seen Google offer a few deals on the Nexus 5X already, but the 6P has held strong until now at its full price.